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Originally Posted by holly12
Dot Frog, you have again bought a species that is a shoaling fish that should be kept in groups of 3+ and needs a tank size of at least 20 gallons, but larger is better. It is also another one that should be kept on sand. (Are you researching fish before you go to the store to make sure they are suitable for your aquarium?) It can live on gravel and as a single loach, but it won't thrive the way it was meant to.
How did you acclimate him? You can't just float the bag in the tank water for half an hour then put him in the tank. Drip acclimation is the best way to slowly acclimate a fish to it's new water parameters, and helps prevent illness and death even weeks or months later.
Keep an eye out for gasping at the surface, more itching on things in the tank, and white specks like salt on the fish's body.
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As with all my fish, for about 10 minutes, I held him in his bag in the tank, and cupped in water little by little until the bag was full. I have bought an aquarists guide book with all the species of tropical aquarium fish. It says zebra loaches grow up to four inches, and will do best in a tank of at least 10 gallons.
So, I found a store that had them, and asked how he would do in my 10gal. She said he will go great with my Cory cat, and now, they are always together in their cave or searching for shrimp pellets. I still have the ability to return him if necessary.
Desease????!!!! Help?
